Teacher Librarian

Posted: 15/09/2025
- Closing Date: 28/09/2025
- Job Type: Permanent - Part Time
- Location: Aberdeen
- Job Category: Education, Childcare & Training

**Inspire Young Minds as a Teacher Librarian at St Joseph’s Catholic College, Aberdeen**

Nestled in the heart of the picturesque Upper Hunter, St Joseph’s is a co-educational Catholic secondary college for Years 7-12. We are a school that values academic excellence, spiritual development, and a strong sense of community. With a commitment to holistic education, we empower students to become confident, compassionate, and capable young people.

As Teacher Librarian, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the learning culture of the school — supporting literacy, research skills and a love of reading. You’ll join a dedicated and collaborative teaching team that values innovation, student engagement, and Catholic identity.

**Why Join St Joseph’s?**:

- **A community that values connection**: We believe the best learning happens when students, teachers, and families work together in partnership and trust.
- **A landscape that inspires**: Located among green fields, rich farmland, and with views of the Hunter River and surrounding mountains, the natural setting offers a peaceful and motivating place to teach and learn.
- **Real-world learning**: With a unique agricultural program, students and staff engage in hands-on projects that bring learning to life beyond the classroom.

Whether you’re looking for a tree change, a new professional challenge, or the chance to make a meaningful impact in a rural Catholic school, St Joseph’s offers a supportive environment where you can thrive.

The role of the Teacher Librarian is to
- Provide engaging learning experiences for students
- Manage information and resources
- Support and drive contemporary teaching and learning ensuring that learning in the library is contemporary, inquiry based, rich in thinking and technology
- Work in collaboration with the school’s leadership team and with the CSO Digital Innovation and Learning team to act as a catalyst for change and build teacher capacity to improve student outcomes
- Through the use of resource management time:

- to manage the library, facilitate and develop the library space and resources, both physical and digital, supported by the School Officer/Library Assistant
- to collaborate with classroom teachers in developing contemporary teaching to ensure that curriculum is delivered more effectively for the benefit of students.

**Desired Skills and Experience**:
**EXPERIENCE/CRITERIA**
- Ability to articulate a clear understanding of and a personal commitment to Catholic Education and the mission of the Church through Catholic schools
- Demonstrated successful teaching and behaviour management strategies with the ability to plan and evaluate contemporary and innovative learning opportunities in collaboration with teachers
- Demonstrated ability to share best practice regarding innovative and emerging technologies and information literacy through the KLAs
- Ability to manage a contemporary library space and oversee library personnel, volunteers and external providers
- Ability to effectively utilise data to assess and provide feedback and optimise educational outcomes, and source an engaging and relevant physical and virtual collection
- A sound knowledge of OLIVER OPAC library software (Desirable)

**QUALIFICATIONS**
- Four-year trained teacher classification with at least five years successful teaching experience
- Postgraduate qualification in Library and Information Management or Teacher Librarianship or equivalent combination of qualifications and experience: Master of Applied Science (Teacher Librarianship), Master of Education (Teacher Librarianship) or Master of Information Services (Teacher Librarian) or a willingness to enrol and complete within 4 years of employment.
- Active NESA Accreditation
- Current paid NSW Working with Children Check (WWCC) number
- Completion of anaphylaxis training
- Completion of CPR training

**CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT**

Salary is in accordance with New South Wales & Australian Capital Territory Catholic Systemic Schools Enterprise Agreement 2023.S

**BENEFITS OF WORKING WITH US**
- Work in quality schools where students are nurtured, challenged and encouraged to excel and grow
- A corporate fitness program through Fitness Passport (T&C's apply)
- Employee assistance program (EAP)
- Training and staff development programs
- Paid parental leave for eligible employees
- Access to long service leave after just five years for eligible employees
- Leave Portability (T&C's Apply)

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION**

**TO APPLY**
- Please provide a cover letter along with your resume
- Within your cover letter address each of the selection criteria as listed under EXPERIENCE/CRITERIA above and ensure your response to each criteria is no longer than 300 words.

Applications for this position will only be considered if submitted through the following